Prayer for Spiritual Growth
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
From the day that I heard,
I have not ceased to pray;
For knowledge of the Word,
Makes me trust and obey.
For knowledge and wisdom,
Gives the understanding;
What waits in His Kingdom,
About His commanding.
I walk in a fashion,
As worthy of the Lord;
Filled with the compassion,
That cannot be ignored.
All good work bearing fruit,
Grows my knowledge of God;
Tones my spiritual root,
As I honor and laud.
It strengthens my power,
To endure my patience;
As it nears that hour,
I keep a clear conscience.
Give thanks to the Father,
To inherit the light;
With Christ our Brother,
Being blest in His sight.
He rescued from darkness,
Transferred to His Heaven;
And clothed from the starkness,
And righteously given.
For we have salvation,
As forgiveness of sin;
With a new foundation,
Eternally to begin.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Thanksgiving and Prayer Colossians 1:9-14
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Written on November 20, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on November 19, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 846 |
Words | 186 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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